I visited my
son's school for Parent's Evening the other day. The teacher had marked all of my son's work in red biro. Yes, that's right. RED BIRO. So you're all clearly talking bollocks.
(MrC. Having the most boring username on b3ta since 2004, Wed 14 Jul 2010, 15:36, 2 replies)

QOTWers in Talking Bollocks Shock
I think it’s purple in the other half’s school. She’s stopped keeping me appraised of the petty rules cos I kept getting slputtery and sweary.

In other news, we are now allowed to put an occasional chocolate topped digestive biscuit in my daughters lunch box without getting a snotty letter from some fucking mouth breather too fucking dumb to become a real teacher.

But this un-characteristic moment of common sense was balanced out by another letter informing us that our 8 year old had committed the heinous crime of playing a game that involved handstands (which of course are banned).
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 14 Jul 2010, 16:32, closed)

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Wed 14 Jul 2010, 16:45, closed)

Seriously
it's true. Though I guess some schools still have some modicom of common sense and don't go postal about the whole thing. We were supposed to use green (pink was acceptable for corrections apparently, and was less threatening than red). Thankfully I now work in another country where the colour of a pen is no longer an issue, and the parents seem to be more concerned about such trivial matters as "Is my child happy/learning stuff".
(Picotee, Wed 14 Jul 2010, 16:51, closed)

I think the teaching profession has got over this now
When I was training I heard a few people mention they thought they'd heard red biro (or other writing implement) was no longer allowed, but I have not seen or heard it in practice. I wonder if it's just an urban myth. I asked a some fellow teachers with a few more years on the clock than me and they laughed and said it was bollocks...
(toomanypies, Wed 14 Jul 2010, 18:26, closed)

I
got told this on my final placement just last year. But am hoping it is slightly limited to that area.
(Picotee, Wed 14 Jul 2010, 18:58, closed)

hang on a sec
I'll just check to see if Mrs Rof is an urban myth......

Nope, I've checked Snopes and there's no mention of her.
( Ring Of Fire A petty, drooling belming butthurt retard., Wed 14 Jul 2010, 19:08, closed)